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Collection Overview
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Arrangement of the Collection
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Series 1: Theatre Scrapbooks
"The Great Question" and "The Woman's Hour"
1908-1909
"Officer 666"
1912-1913
[wrapped volume]
1925 Aug-1930 Aug
[wrapped volume]
1930 Sep-1936 Sep
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The M. Abbott Van Nostrand (AC 1934) Theatre Collection, Samuel French Company Theatre Scrapbooks, 1885-1947
Finding aid prepared by Peter A. Nelson.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
© 2009
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Creator:
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Van Nostrand, M. Abbott (Morris Abbott), collector |
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Title:
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The M. Abbott Van Nostrand Theatre Collection, Samuel French Company Theatre Scrapbooks |
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Dates:
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1885-1947 |
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Abstract:
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23 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and programs related to theater productions in various United States cities between 1885 and 1947, presumably of plays published by the Samuel French Company.
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Extent:
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21 flat boxes, 2 wrapped packages
(11.5 linear ft.) |
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Language:
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English |
M. Abbott Van Nostrand (1911-1995) was a member of the Amherst College class of 1934. For nearly forty years he was president of Samuel French, Inc., the oldest and largest play publisher and licensing agency in the English-speaking world, in New York City.
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23 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and programs related to theater productions in various United States cities between 1885 and 1947, presumably of plays published by the Samuel French Company.
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The material is arranged chronologically.
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Series 1: Theatre Scrapbooks
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"The Great Question" and "The Woman's Hour"
1908-1909
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Box
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| 9 |
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"Officer 666"
1912-1913
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Box
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| 12 |
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[wrapped volume]
1925 Aug-1930 Aug
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Box
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| 13 |
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[wrapped volume]
1930 Sep-1936 Sep
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